The US and Norway will build a (temporary?) ground station for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite network program at Andøya Air Base.

'The station at Andøya will provide early warning on cruise missiles in the High North'

regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/usa…

I've left academia for a private-sector job. I hadn't planned to contribute to #QuitLit , but some ideas have been rattling around in my head, and since the factors that led me out of academia are mostly tied to broader conditions, some of this might be of relevance to others. 🧵

New Norwegian Long Term Plan on Defence:

The Government is proposing a historic increase in defence spending with 600 billion kroner over the next 12 years. All services of the Norwegian Armed Forces will be strengthened.

Read more:

regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/new…

‘I passed from the brilliance of 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 to 𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘢, which is the favourite of some friends of mine. Oh good, I thought, now it’s all the masterpieces in a row.

Wrong.’

Brandon on his two years with Zola, online early: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

Norwegian border town finally scraps cooperation agreement with the neighboring war-focused municipality. 'In Pechenga, Putin’s soldiers are being trained to fight in Ukraine. Enough is enough,' says #Kirkenes Mayor Magnus Mæland. thebarentsobserver.com/en/2024/03/nor…

📢 We invite submissions for the Nuclear Security Workshop at Centre for International Security - Hertie School taking place from July 15 - 16, 2024.

📅 Abstract deadline: April 21, 2024.

Find out more here ⬇️

hertie-school.org/en/news/allcon…

This event is supported by an endowment from the Stanton Foundation.

Al-Tuwaitha, once a global concern, now symbolizes a hopeful path towards successful remediation. Visited site today, for which @IAEAorg & Iraq are developing integrated decommissioning roadmap. Success in this mission will lay groundwork for 🇮🇶 peaceful nuclear energy future.

RIP, Frans de Waal. His beautiful work taught me about the deep seated sense of fairness in monkeys. Now, whenever the young primates in my family fight over silly things, I am no longer annoyed but filled with wonder.

youtube.com/watch?v=meiU6T…

Frans de Waal has died. Below is a photograpgh of Frans' showing a male chimpanzee inviting another to reconcile after a fight with the invitation accepted a few minutes later. One of my all time favorite images.

Frans was an incredible observer + student of animal behavior and…

'Citation is feminist memory' by Feminist Killjoy feministkilljoys.com/2015/12/30/fem…

#IWD2024

Norway and Finland when they learn Sweden is finally part of #NATO

Do decisions on security and defense matter? Also to women? Without a doubt! That is why I hope to see many more women in this field. Where consequential decisions are made, women must participate! 💪 Happy #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024 🧵below

Welcome to NATO, Sweden! 🇸🇪 Today marks a historic milestone as all member countries have approved Sweden's application. Tomorrow Sweden joins as NATO's 32nd member. The troops of #NordicResponse24 are happy to welcome the Swedes.

#StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO

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I just can’t get over this. Five years ago this would have been politically impossible: US strategic bombers operating out of northern Sweden while it is joining the #NATO alliance. And yet here we are.

Well done, Putin! 🏆

Come join me in Oxford in April to learn more about process tracing at the Oxford Politics and IR’s Spring School!

Please respect the law! 😅
#LoveYourRecordShop #London

We are delighted to have launched the Risk Calculus Berkeley Risk and Security Lab--a new series that seeks to bring you some of the best and brightest working at the intersection of #technology , politics, and #security .

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

open.spotify.com/show/7rjBiUPDY…

Big congratulations to OsloNuclearProject
colleague Even Larsen
on his new article in Security Studies 'Escaping Paralysis: Strategies for Countering Asymmetric Nuclear Escalation'. Check it out here ⬇️🚀🚀🚀
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…